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  • From: Fort Knox
Matchbox Chinook
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, September 19, 2004 6:57 PM
I've got the Matchbox Chinook and found the Eduard PE set designed for it at my local show. Any comments on the old Matchbox kit?
  • Member since
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  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, September 20, 2004 12:30 AM
Are you joining the GB, then, Rob??
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  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, September 20, 2004 1:33 AM
As to your question, Rob, I've only found a review of the italeri/Airfix kit that does not say anything very promising about the Matchbox kit... But maybe it's an older mold?? Did Matchbox release 2 different Chinook kits??

http://www.5chr.freeserve.co.uk/hkn124.htm
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    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Monday, September 20, 2004 3:13 AM
I got this kit recently on ebay. Love to find out more about it as well:)

cheers

MikeJ
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 20, 2004 6:37 AM
I had the matchbox kit many moons ago.
Not too bad but was very tempted to fill the trenches and rescribe the panel lines.
The Italeri offering is much better
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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, September 20, 2004 7:01 AM
I've had the Matchbox Chinook for a long while, back when it was the only Chinook available on the market (the Aurora Chinook was long OOP). I found the PE set for it yesterday at the local IPMS show. The Eduard set says for the Matchbox/Revell kit. One of my local club members was selling some of his kits and among them was a Revell Chinook. We popped it open and it is the Matchbox kit inside.

I've seen the Italeri kit and assume it is better. I've been impressed with their 1/72 scale helicopters, but am not about to buy another helicopter. I might as well build the old one I've got.

BTW, won three 2nd place trophies at the show.
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  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, September 20, 2004 7:12 AM
Congrats Rob.. What with?
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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, September 20, 2004 9:29 AM
I won 2nd place with the 1/72 PIOModels Berge Panther series 0 in the Military Vehicles 1/48 and smaller category. Also 2nd place with the 1/76 scale Airfix LCM Mk III w/M4A1 Sherman in the Ships 1/600 scale and larger category. Lastly 2nd place with the old Tamiya SAS Jeep in the Softskins 1/35 scale and larger category.
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  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, September 20, 2004 1:23 PM
Well done!
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  • From: Oklahoma
Posted by chopperfan on Monday, September 20, 2004 2:02 PM
Congratulations, Rob!!!!!
Randie [C):-)]Agape Models Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/
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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:15 PM
I dug out the kit and finally cracked the plastic. A 1/72 scale Chinook is a big kit. Hopefully, purchasing the Eduard PE set will spur me into building this kit. I've entered the Chinook group build.

While the UK markings are more colorful and the I like the the Falklands one, I tend to lean towards US markings. Besides, since I'm heading back down to Kentucky, I'd rather do the Ft. Campbell markings. They look much easier.
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